Eat & Drink
Forget those perforated ice-cream sandwiches from your childhood. Made with local ingredients like Maple View Farm ice cream and Counter Culture Coffee, today’s treats are the gourmet grown-up sandwiches dreams are made of. Here, my personal fave five: Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop, 121 N. Gregson St., Durham I […]
When you ask Executive Chef Kevin Draper and General Manager Jared Blum what they do to make Bin 54 a great restaurant, their answer is simply, “Whatever it takes.” Here are a few more of their thoughts on what is quickly becoming a destination steakhouse. WHAT IS BIN 54’S TAKE ON THE ULTIMATE STEAKHOUSE EXPERIENCE? […]
Guests at The Carolina Inn can soon take home something sweet to remind them of their stay. Thanks to a partnership with Just Bee Apiary, The Inn is producing its own honey. Just last week they harvested their first batch. It’s been months in the making – back in April, the staff painted and decorated empty beehive […]
Nothing says summer quite like fresh peaches, which are described in the book All the Light We Cannot See as “wedges of wet sunlight.” I love their bright, sweet flavor and their offer of hydration as well as taste. The gift of truly good, ripe peaches only comes in the midst of sticky […]
After years of serving up diner fare at Elmo’s Diner in Carrboro, owner Cindy McMahan thought, “I can only cook so much meatloaf and chicken and dumplings.” Make no mistake – she’s a big fan of the crowd-pleasing pancakes and omelets – but she figured a little variety can be good. Cindy added dishes to the Elmo’s regular lineup, but then she decided to veer […]
The high summer temperatures have only slightly dampened my desire to bake, and I still have the urge to work on my bread skills. What better time to try something new than for a get-together with friends? I wanted our most recent cookout to be simple but done well. Plus, after […]
Like a zillion other Tar Heels, my husband is a barbecue fanatic, willing to drive great distances for a quality pulled-pork sandwich. Luckily, he doesn’t need to. Allen and Son is just a few miles from us, on the north side of town. The simple cinder block building has been around since […]
Did you see Joy Bauer, the Registered Dietitian associated with The Today Show, encouraging all the anchors as well as viewers to take a 10-day break from added sugar (including artificial sweeteners)? While I am generally very against restricting things in my diet (or my clients’ diets), I was intrigued. This challenge was not cutting […]
Surrounded by acres of gardens – herbs, berries and the first crops of Camellia sinensis that will one day be harvested and roasted into tea – the open-air Honeysuckle Tea House is about as close to a modern-day tree house as it gets. Designed by architect Giles Blunden, who also designed the first Weaver Street Market, […]
This past weekend has proved that summer is almost officially here. In addition to craving cooler foods, it’s time to break out the rosé and other refreshing drinks. Here’s where you’ll likely see me around town the next few months. 1. Calavela – once I heard a tequila bar was coming to Carrboro, I […]
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